Philippe Gosselin

Philippe Gosselin (born 23 October 1966) is a French politician of the Republicans (LR) who has been serving as a member of the National Assembly of France since the 2007 elections, representing the Manche department.[1]

Philippe Gosselin
Member of the National Assembly for Manche's 1st constituency
Assumed office
17 June 2007
Preceded byJean-Claude Lemoine
Personal details
Born (1966-10-23) 23 October 1966
Carentan, France
NationalityFrench
Political partyThe Republicans
Alma materSciences Po

Political career

In parliament, Gosselin serves on the Committee on Legal Affairs. In addition to his committee assignments, he is a member of the French-South African Parliamentary Friendship Group and the French-Spanish Parliamentary Friendship Group.[2]

Following Christian Jacob's election as LR chairman, Gosselin announced her candidacy to succeed him as leader of the party's parliamentary group. In an internal vote in November 2019, he eventually came in last out of six candidates; the position went to Damien Abad instead.[3]

Political positions

In the Republicans’ 2016 presidential primaries, Gosselin endorsed Hervé Mariton as the party's candidate for the office of President of France.[4] In the party's 2017 leadership election, he later supported Laurent Wauquiez.[5]

In July 2019, Gosselin voted against the French ratification of the European Union’s Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) with Canada.[6]

References
  1. "LISTE DÉFINITIVE DES DÉPUTÉS ÉLUS À L'ISSUE DES DEUX TOURS" (in French). National Assembly of France. Retrieved 2010-07-03.
  2. Philippe Gosselin French National Assembly.
  3. Ludovic Vigogne (November 6, 2019), Couronnement: A l’Assemblée, Damien Abad devient le nouveau patron des députés LR L'Opinion.
  4. Ludovic Vigogne (April 20, 2016), Bataillons: Primaire à droite: la liste des premiers soutiens parlementaires L'Opinion.
  5. Ludovic Vigogne (October 11, 2017), La liste des 136 parrains de Laurent Wauquiez L'Opinion.
  6. Maxime Vaudano (July 24, 2019), CETA : qui a voté quoi parmi les députés Le Monde.
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